The next day, Tian An got up early. When she was ready and about to go up the mountain with Danniu, Danniu turned around and said:
"Is An An going too? Didn't you make an appointment with Boss Yu yesterday to buy watermelons today?"
Tian An: ...She forgot about it.
Then Tian An could only watch Da Niu walk away alone.
She wanted to go up the mountain too! She hadn't been up the mountain since Daniu went to school. It had rained a lot recently, so the mountains must have produced a lot of good things.
After sighing, Tian An pulled herself together and went back to work. Anyway, Daniu had taken several days off, and she had already arranged everything for today, so it would be the same if she went another day.
Tian An gave Chun Xi the key to the shop and asked her to pick a few maids to go with her to clean the shop. He then gave her some money and asked her to buy a new lock after she finished cleaning.
The previous lock belonged to the Zhang family, so it would be more reassuring to replace it with my own.
Everyone left, leaving only her and Mangzhong at home. They simply cooked themselves a bowl of noodles for breakfast and then Tian An went to practice calligraphy.
At about the time of Si, Mangzhong came to tell Tian An that a young man on the homestead had something to report.
The young man was the same one who had frightened Tian An the last time she went to dig potatoes alone. His name was Wang Erdong. He said that a boss named Yu had made an appointment with her to come over to buy watermelons today.
Boss Yu arrived at the homestead first. His father asked him to come in advance to inform Tian An, and he brought Boss Yu over later.
Tian An put down his pen and stood up. He asked Mangzhong to make tea first, and then took Wang Erdong to the door to greet Boss Yu.
After Boss Yu entered the room, he lifted up the tea on the Grain in Ear and took a look at it and said, "Lotus leaf tea."
Tian An made a gesture of invitation to him, then raised his cup and took a sip.
Seeing this, Boss Yu also raised his cup and took a sip.
Boss Yu was just following the host's wishes and doing it casually. After all, he had drunk a lot of good tea in his daily life and he looked down on ordinary tea.
But I didn't expect that I couldn't stop drinking after taking this sip. When the cup was empty, I looked at Tian An awkwardly and said:
"It has a fresh, not bitter, taste, and a subtle lotus fragrance. It's refreshing and delightful. Great tea, great tea!"
Hearing this, Tian An politely said, "Boss Yu, if you like it, will you bring some back later?"
Unexpectedly, Boss Yu agreed immediately: "Then I'd better obey your command. Thank you, Miss An An, for giving up your love."
Tian An: ...Can she really say she was just being polite? At least she should have pretended to refuse!
Tian An had no choice but to let Mangzhong go down to prepare.
The boss was almost done with his break, so Tian An got straight to the point and asked him whether he wanted to go to the watermelon field in person or just wait at home.
Boss Yu said: "Since it's a rare opportunity to come here, let's go and take a look!"
So Tian An personally took Boss Yu to the watermelon field to see the watermelons.
Boss Yu originally thought that Tian An's family only planted one or two acres of watermelons at most.
When Boss Yu saw the vast green watermelon field in front of him, he was so surprised that he could fit an egg in his mouth.
"Miss An An, how come your family grows so many watermelons?"
Tian An said casually, "I have a big family! Everything from food to clothing and daily necessities costs a lot of money, so I have to find a way to make money!"
The farmhands standing by lowered their heads in shame. The girl did it all for them!
There were many of them, and even though they ate coarse grains, the girl never let them go hungry, so their monthly expenses naturally flowed like water.
Boss Yu added, "But this is too much! Aren't you afraid you won't be able to sell all the watermelons you've planted? Even if you set up a stall in the county town, you won't be able to sell many! By then, the watermelons will rot in the fields, and you'll be at a huge loss!"
Tian An keenly sensed that Boss Yu was trying to lower the price, but he didn't show it on his face and waved his hand casually:
"That's impossible. I have a friend whose family runs a big business. He has shops all over the country. As long as we grow watermelons, he can eat as many as he wants."
Boss Yu pressed on: "May I ask who Miss An An's friend is..."
Tian An narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I wonder if Boss Yu knows the Peng family?"
They were all in the same circle, and Mr. Yu knew all about the Peng family's shop in the county town. He also knew that the Huibao Pavilion opened by the son of the Peng family in the county town was supplied by a peasant girl.
Looking at the smiling Tian An in front of him, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the peasant girl in charge of supply was Tian An?
But: "But the watermelons are ripe, why hasn't your friend come to pick the watermelons yet?"
Hearing this, Tian An knew that Boss Yu was testing her, so she gritted her teeth and said:
"Humph! What else could it be? That fat guy stole my potatoes and didn't dare come back! If I hadn't met you at the bank yesterday, I would have asked the shopkeeper to go look for him.
But this time, Boss Yu, you go ahead and take the watermelon away. That fat guy is going to be in so much pain!"
Then he looked at Boss Yu and said, "Oh! By the way, you've seen the watermelon field. Have you decided how many watermelons you want?"
Boss Yu remained calm and secretly touched his sleeve pocket. He had never expected that Tian An's family had grown so many watermelons, and the banknotes might not be enough!
Judging from Tian An's tone, the relationship between the two families must be quite good. It is not easy to snatch business from the Peng family. Moreover, he heard that the young master of the Peng family is on the way. Once he arrives, there will be no share of the watermelons for him. He has to take away as many as he can before he arrives.
He immediately said with a smile, "Miss An An, didn't I tell you that you can take as many as you can? You can have someone pick the watermelons first. I'm afraid the ones I brought in my cart won't be enough. I'll go over and tell someone to go to the county town and drive a few more carriages over."
Tian An smiled politely and made a gesture of invitation.
Oh! These bosses are really obsessed with face. Don't think she didn't see him touching his sleeve pocket. It's obviously not enough money, but he insisted on saying it was not enough carriages.
After Boss Yu left, Tian An began to arrange people to pick watermelons, picking out all the ripe ones, no matter how many there were.
At Tian An's command, the farmhands started working. During the period when the watermelons were ripe, they patrolled in shifts in groups of several people every day, for fear that something might happen.
Tian An was also generous, and from time to time he would let them go to the fields to pick some ripe watermelons to satisfy their cravings. They would take turns picking watermelons, and their skills had long been honed. They could tell whether a watermelon was ripe by just knocking it twice.
The sun hasn't come out yet, and the watermelons have been bathed in dew all night, with a thin layer of mist on them, which is pleasing to the eye.
Even without being chilled in well water, the watermelons were delicious at this time. Tian An had one picked out and cut up, and Boss Yu ate several pieces before stopping. He had never seen such a high-quality watermelon before!
Seeing the plump, green watermelons being carried out from the fields, Boss Yu's heart was filled with excitement. This was all money! Once this batch of watermelons was sold, it would definitely be in short supply and he would make a profit!
This trip is really worth it!
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